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[Kirin]

Im throwing on the brakes here.

I trust Matsuno to not muck it up, but I don't trust SE. I highly doubt they'll let him use the IP at Level 5, and I don't know if he would be willing to work on a full blown title at SE again in an environment that almost destroyed him mentally.

If SE somehow allows Level 5 to do it, or maybe even the Octopath team, then I would be optimistic. But for now, parking brakes are on.

[Lucavi]

AIN'T NO BRAKES ON THIS TRAIN WE'RE ON!

I don't care who has to stifle who's pride or ego on this. Make this goddamn happen.

Ogre Battle is dead. TRPGs that aren't waiful petting simulators are dead. Do this shit for the fans if your pride as developers and creators can't make it work.

[theshun]

Mobile only gacha game, please look forward to it!

War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is already doing this.

Technically, 13 stones. There were plenty of other dead characters and sprites and they didn't ride chocobos. And the portal, we've seen the stones teleport people, the game has it on the map in the ocean (the game says under the ocean because it sank) and could have been connect to Deep Dungeon, and the stones could have saved everyone because that was Ramza's wish (which the stones amplify one's power). Most tend to follow that the stone just amplify people (so no specific stone is good nor bad). However, if you use auracite and connect ALL of the Ivalice worlds, you find a way deeper story:

https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Auracite

[Kirin]

I've always thought a game detailing how the Light of Kiltia or Ajora came to be so highly regarded would do really well. How the Espers were transferred into the zodiac stones between XII and T would work too, but is way too easy of a plot device IMHO.

Course we could also just go full on calamity of races and have a dark game where the heroes "fail". So many potentialities for SE to slap a Judge's restriction on.

[Alkar]

Im throwing on the brakes here.

I trust Matsuno to not muck it up, but I don't trust SE. I highly doubt they'll let him use the IP at Level 5, and I don't know if he would be willing to work on a full blown title at SE again in an environment that almost destroyed him mentally.

If SE somehow allows Level 5 to do it, or maybe even the Octopath team, then I would be optimistic. But for now, parking brakes are on.

Matsuno already worked on FFXIV though. Granted it was a raid and not a full blown game but the possibility is there. Yoshi P could get him on board I bet and also convince the higher ups at SE.

[Lokus]

The Ivalice raids are probably the best 24-mans SE has done and even though the story for the raids borrowed heavily from Tactics, it was still some of the best writing too so Matsuno still has that touch. I enjoyed the portable sequels when they came out but the story was lacking in both sequels and they clearly lacked the Matsuno feel, even though FFTA2 decided to venture back into the actual Ivalice world and not the imaginary one from FFTA.

[Alkar]

Apparently SE has hinted at a potential FFVII thing happening at Sony's State of Play broadcast in 15 minutes. Although they did with an image of the Chocobo Ranch so it could be anything lol.

[theshun]

I've always thought a game detailing how the Light of Kiltia or Ajora came to be so highly regarded would do really well. How the Espers were transferred into the zodiac stones between XII and T would work too, but is way too easy of a plot device IMHO.

Course we could also just go full on calamity of races and have a dark game where the heroes "fail". So many potentialities for SE to slap a Judge's restriction on.

On Ajora:

Ajora was born at a time when airships flew across the skies. It was recorded that the day he was born Ajora walked up on two feet and went to a well, pointing out that it was poisoned. True to this, during the Black Death, many who drank from the well died. Those surviving called it his miracle, and Ajora a child of the gods. As he continued to preach, his influence grew.

At the age of 20, Ajora prophesied the coming of Paradise. This was the last straw, and the Pharist priests of the dominant religion at the time reported him to the Holy Ydoran Empire, who named him heretic and traitor. Germonique, one of Ajora's disciples, sold information about his whereabouts, and Ajora was executed at the Golgollada Gallows. His death caused Mullonde to be wiped out in a tidal wave and those who had faith in Ajora created the Church of Glabados.

https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Ajora_Glabados

For Kiltia, Vagrant Story covers some of it, so it would be more of a Vagrant Story prequel:
https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Kiltia

[Kirin]

On Ajora:

Ajora was born at a time when airships flew across the skies. It was recorded that the day he was born Ajora walked up on two feet and went to a well, pointing out that it was poisoned. True to this, during the Black Death, many who drank from the well died. Those surviving called it his miracle, and Ajora a child of the gods. As he continued to preach, his influence grew.

At the age of 20, Ajora prophesied the coming of Paradise. This was the last straw, and the Pharist priests of the dominant religion at the time reported him to the Holy Ydoran Empire, who named him heretic and traitor. Germonique, one of Ajora's disciples, sold information about his whereabouts, and Ajora was executed at the Golgollada Gallows. His death caused Mullonde to be wiped out in a tidal wave and those who had faith in Ajora created the Church of Glabados.

https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Ajora_Glabados

For Kiltia, Vagrant Story covers some of it, so it would be more of a Vagrant Story prequel:
https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Kiltia

I mean, yeah we're introduced to those story elements throughout Tactics. But I think it would be neat to have a story set up, maybe even as a reverse form of Tales of Beseria where you have a young wunderkind eventually revealed to be Ajora that is being chased down as a heretic after being sold out.

Additionally, we had the Grand Kiltias from XII. There could be a good narrative involving their dreamworld state and how it works with relation to the auracite, mother crystal, occuria, or any number of other things.

Or they could abandon all of it and just explore Valendia, Rozaria, or Kerwon.

[6souls]

Louis Vuitton x FFVIII
https://youtu.be/ob2tLv-JBn8?t=150

[Kirin]

Louis Vuitton x FFVIII
https://youtu.be/ob2tLv-JBn8?t=150

Little bit of Paine there too.

[Shenrien]

A lot of those designs are pretty yikes

[Kaslo]

[theshun]

Funny enough, LV did do a FFXIII Lightning collab thing.

[IceSylph]

Watched ~5 minutes of the LV video. All that fashion looks like shit.

Project Prelude Ruin being canceled is a shame. Would have liked to see what came of it. It had a nice aesthetic in that one video they showed.

[AoE]

JUST GIVE ME A STAR OCEAN GAME THAT'S NOT TRASH.

[6souls]

https://www.dualshockers.com/dragon-...-announcement/
http://ryokutya2089.com/archives/20188#more-20188

New DQ content to be announced at E3.

[6souls]

[6souls]

https://www.express.co.uk/entertainm...arts-3-DLC/amp

FF7R is expected to have a demo available to PS+ subscribers sometime around E3. FF7R and Avengers won't release until at least Mid 2020. Also, KH3 DLC details to be discussed during the E3 conference.

[6souls]

https://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/09005694E0C83F74